Top 5 Best Mini Quad Frames

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We get many requests to recommend mini quad parts, but It’s impossible for someone to review every product in this hobby. We have created these “Top 5 Best” lists to keep the community informed of the latest and most recommended mini quad frames in the hobby.

We have tried most of the following frames here at OscarLiang.com. These frames are featured here because we really like them in terms of performance and features.

The Best Free-style Frames

Supafly Flipmode

ImpulseRC Alien

Chameleon TI

Rotorriot CL1

The Best Racing Frames

Holybro Kopis 2

Hyperlite Floss 2

DemonRC Fury

Catalyst Norris

Supafly Flipmode

The Flipmode is probably the best Freestyle frame I tried in 2018. A durable and well thought-out design, and the frame is reasonably priced. I bought a second frame right after my review (yes with my own money), because I really like it.

Rotor Riot CL1

HyperLite Floss 2

The first version of the Floss brought mini quad racing frame design to a new era with the minimalist design: stretch-X, extremely light weight and how easy it is to change out broken arms. All of these great features make a hardcore racing frame. And now they’ve refined it in the V2 that allows top mounted battery with improved crash-resistance.

Alien

Armattan Chameleon TI

Another great frame in this list that uses a lot of aluminium in the design. The Chameleon has a low profile top plate that allows you to mount the battery on top. It brings the center of mass down closer to the center of gravity, reducing moment of inertia. The camera cage not only provides protection to the FPV camera, but also allows you to mount your HD camera on top. The rear of the frame features a special aluminium plate for mounting your VTX SMA connector.

Not the latest design, but comparing to the latest Rooster I still find the Chameleon a better frame. The TI is a step up from the original version!

Other Top Mini Quad Frames

Here are other good frames we featured in the past that are still worth considering.

Lumenier QAV-R

The Lumenier QAV has been a popular frame since the beginning thanks to its sturdiness and durability. In the QAV-R it has a room design for all the components, and the “box-in” style front makes it really tough against crashes.

DemonRC Fury

The DemonRC (DRC) Fury aims to be lightweight (72g assembled) and strong (4mm arms). Having a wheelbase of only 205mm makes it more agile than other larger 5″ frames. Arms are designed to be easily replaced at the field.

This is my favourite frame to fly, the quad feels rigid and easy to control. There is a bit of a flight characteristic change when you transition to a light build like this one. If you are not aggressive on the throttle, you might find it to be a little floaty. The thin arms do break. After very hard crashes or repeated abuse they will soften and lose rigidity. But replacement arms are cheap, you can get a 5 arms for $10usd. The biggest downside is probably the availability of this frame, it sells out quickly stores are often out of stock.